Brooch pin or the like



April 2s, 1925. 1,535,975

C. G. WHITSTRUCK BROOCH PIN 0R THE LIKE Filed May 21, 1925 Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL G. WHITSTRUCK, 0F lIELGrIN', ILLINOIS.

BROOCH PIN OR THE LIKE.

Application led May 21,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CARL G.WH1TSTRUOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brooch'Pins or the like, of which the `following is a specification.

This invention relates to an article in the nature of a brooch pin which is adapted to be worn for personal adornment. More particularly it relates to an article of this kind which comprises an ornamental frame in which is held a medium 'for display with the aid of a removable back plate on which is carried-a pin for securing the article upon the person. In respect of the particular form and construction of the frame, the backing therefor, and the 'means by which the one is secured to the other, this invention possesses numerous advantages, all as will hereinafter appear.'

In the drawing which exhibits preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 isa lan ornamental design.

front elevation of the article with the front face of the'frame partly broken away to exhibit the construction rearwardly thereof; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation; Fig. 3 is a view of the back plate removed from the frame, showing the lock therefor swiveled to the position required for disassembly', Fig. 4 is an enlarged View in elevation of on'e end of the article; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse section therethrough taken about on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

The article frame A is represented as rectangular ifn form, although obviousl it may take any other contour that is desired. It comprises side and end walls 6 and 7 respectively, andi` an ornamental front face 9v of a generally'open character. In each of the end walls I provide an elongated .slot 10 for purposes which will presently yapear.

p The frame so constructed is adapted to receive a display medium B which may conveniently consist of a cloth ribbon having Such a medium will show to advantage through the front face of the frame which, as before stated, is of a generally open and ornamental character such as to adapt it for co-operation with a display medium of this kind. The ribbon or other medium may be readily removed so as to permit the substitution of another having any desired design, there- 1923. Serial N0. 640,313.

by enabling'the user to vary, at will, the effect produced.

The display medium which, by preference,

1s of a size to be fitted between the four 60 marginal walls of the frame, is held therein with the aid of a back plate C. At one of `its'ends4 this plate is provided with a projecting tongue 11 adapted to be received within the slot 10 in one of the end walls 7. 65 Near the other plate end I provide a cam 12 having a peripheral portion 13 which lies at a maximum distance from a pin 14 which connects the cam in swiveled relation to the plate.' Also the cam is formed with a shoul- 70 der 15 adapted to abut the wall 7 if the cam be swiveled in one direction, this shoulder thereby acting as a stop.

I prefer to provide further on the cam a suitable mounting for a pin 16 by which the 75 article may be secured to the clothing. As shown, this pin is hinged as at 17 between a pair. of lugs 18 which upstand from the cam. The free end of the pin is adapted to be conined within a catch 19 of any suit- 30 able character. From the preceding description, it is, therefore, manifest that the pin is adapted to function in the usual manner for securing the article to the person, and also, when freed from the catch, to per- 8.5

mit swiveling of the cam in one direction,

to the position indicated in Fig. 3 where the remote peripheral portion 13 will be removed from a projecting position relative to the proximate end of the plate C., In the use of the` article the display medium is assembled in place andthe back plate applied as indicated in Fig. 1. The cam 12'is then swung to a position where its Y peripheral portion 13 protrudes bevond the 95 end of the plate into the slot 10 ofthe proxii mate end wall 7. Both ends of theplate will now be locked to the frame through the 'duplex means described, so as to retain the several parts in-permanently assembled re- 100 lation. With the partsy arranged in this manner, the pin 16 is disposed lengthwise of the article so as to present its free end operatively to the catch 19. It is further to be noted that the back plate is reversible in the frame, since the two slots 10 will co-operate with either the tongue 11 or cam 12 to effect a locking connection. l

An article of this kind presents no com plication whatever and may be used by anyl one in the usual manner. 'lo effect a change in the display medium requires an operation so simple as not to vconfuse even the most unskilled. The parts are durably formed and involve no likelihood of repair through usage. As long as the pin is held by the catch, the back platecannot separate from the frame, and this attribute, of course, is a positive assurance against loss 'of the article either in whole or in part. An article of this kind may be produced in any of the usual precious metals, so as to be quite as attractive to the eye as'any brooch pin commonly7 used.

I claim:

l. In an article of the kind described, an open faced frame, a display medium therewithin and visible through the face thereof, a back plate arranged within the frame rearwardly ofthe display medium, and means for securing the back plate in position comprising a tixcd element on the plate in interlocking relation with a part of the frame, and a rotatable element mounted to `swivel on the plate for co-operation with another partof the frame, apin mounted on the rotatable element, and means releasably holding the pin whereby to lock the rotatable element against swiveling, substantially as` described.

2. In an article of the kind described, the combination of an open faced frame hav-` ing slots in two of its walls, a display medium within the frame and visible through the open face thereof, a back plate having a ixed part extended to lie within one of the slots and to occupy a position rearwardly of the display medium within the frame, a hinged pin secured to the back plate, means whereby the pin may be locked against movement, and a swiveled mounting for the pin with which is associated an element movable into the other'frame slot to there by secure the back plate in place, substantially as described.

3. In an article of the kind described, the combination of an open faced frame, a display' medium within the frame and visible through 'the open face thereof, a back plate arranged rearwardly of the display medium having a fixed and a movable element cach in cooperation. with the frame for securing the plate thereto, pin hinged to the movable element, and .a catch within which the Jfree end ofthe pin is held whereby the movable element is secured against motion, substantially as described.

4. In an article of the kind described, the combination of an open faced frame through which a display medium may be exhibited, a back plate removably associated with the frame, and means for securing the plate to the frame including a fixed element on the one and a movable element on the other, a pin hinged te the movable element, and a catch for holding the free ,end of the pin whereby the movable element is positively secured against motion, substantially as described.

5. In an article of the kind described, the combination of an o en faced framethrough which a display me ium may be exhibited, a back plate removably associated with the frame, and means for securing the plate to the frame includingy a fixed element on the one and in co-operation therewith, a normally one-way movable element on the other, a pin hinged to the movable element, and a catch for holding the free end of the pin whereby the movable element is positively secured against motion, substantially as described.

6. In an article of the kind described, the combination of an open faced frame through which a display `medium may be exhibited, a back plate removably associated with the frame having an interlocking connection therewith at one point, a one-way movable element connecting the plate to the frame at another point, a pin' hinged to the movable element, and a catch for holding the free end of the pin whereby the movable element is positively secured against motion, substantially as described.

7. In an article of the kind described, the combination of an open faced frame through which a display medium may be exhibited, a back plate associated with the frame and having an interlocking connection therewith at one point, a rotatable element mounted on the back plate adapted to form an interlocking connection with the frame at another point, and when so functionlng to engage therewith in a manner which prevents movement thercof in one direction, a pin hinged te the rotatable element, and a catch within which the fr-ee end of the pin is held whereby the rotatable element is secured positively against rotation, substantially as described. l

CARL G. W'HITSTRUCK.

illitness Ernani@ BANNING. 

